Resilience

Communities are much better equipped to build back better when, prior to a disaster, we take actions together to mitigate hazards, strengthen response and recovery capacity, and inform decision making.
Supporting mental health and wellbeing
Disaster risk is increasing and affecting more communities. Disasters can impact people’s mental health and wellbeing.
National Resilience Action Library
The National Resilience Action Library is a collection of strategies and resources to help you prepare your home and community against natural hazards.
Disability inclusive emergency management
1 in 6 Australians live with a disability. During disasters, people with disability face a higher risk of death, injury and neglect.
Hazards Insurance Partnership
We're working to to fix key problems about hazard risk and insurance in Australia.
National Flood Mitigation Infrastructure Program
Contributing to a more disaster resilient and prepared Australia.
Northern Rivers Recovery and Resilience Program
The Northern Rivers Recovery and Resilience Program (NRRRP) provides $150 million dollars to the NSW Government to deliver flood mitigation and resilience projects across seven local government areas impacted by the devastating February – March 2022 flood
Northern Rivers Resilience Initiative
CSIRO’s flood modelling and final report for the Richmond River catchment.
Protecting our communities
We’re working with communities to improve resilience and disaster readiness.
Strata Resilience Program
The Strata Resilience Program supports bodies corporate in Central and North Queensland to improve the resilience of their strata properties against cyclones.
A photo of an earthmover.
Preparedness NSW Bushfire Case study
Water tanks helping bushfire preparedness in Bombala
Rodwell Logging received $1.25 million from Protecting Our Communities (Disaster Resilience) Program.
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